Reply by Tennessee

Sounds to me like you got a returned saw that they tried to recondition. And they missed the blade runout. That is worse than my HF 12” cutoff saw was when I got it, but worked it out since I only paid $124 for that.

If the miter paint is worn off on the bottom of the miter, that is a lot of use. If the tabletop looks like it was sanded by hand, that sounds like someone had to take a lot of stain and rust off. And if the blade gets tight then loose when you turn it, you have something out of alignment and it is binding every time it comes around.

No, it is not supposed to be like it is. I’d be on the phone with Grizz immediately.